Spindle coil winding machine

Abstract

The coil winding machine is provided with a versatile headstock and spindle plate arrangement in which the headstock includes attachment mechanism and an opening for receiving a spindle plate which carries at one spindle and also includes attachment mechanism for engaging the attachment mechanism of the headstock. When the attachment mechanism of the spindle plates engages the attachment mechanism of the headstock the spindle carried by the spindle plates extends into the headstock and may be engaged by a conventional driving mechanism of the coil winding machine. The coil winding machine is also provided with a lower portion triple axis controller for controlling taping and deadpost mechanisms. The triple axes controller imparts vertical, sideways, and front-to-back motions to each of the taping and deadpost mechanisms for increased versatility to accommodate the increased versatility provided by the headstock and spindle plate arrangement.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A coil winding machine of the type usable to wind a wire onto a bobbin mounted on a bobbin spindle, the coil winding machine comprising in combination: a machine body with an exterior, an inner chamber, a first portion and a first side on the exterior;   a wire tensioning device mounted on the body;   an eyelet bar mounted on the first portion of the body;   a spindle carrier support secured within the inner chamber of the body and comprising a support body, a spindle chamber, a spindle passage through the support body into the interior chamber, and a separable spindle carrier mount;   at least one spindle carrier including a spindle mount and at least one spindle for spinning the bobbin, the spindle mount having a first side and a second side, the spindle having a first end extending from the first side of the spindle mount and including an extension for holding the bobbin, and the second end extending from the second side of the spindle mount and including a portion to be driven to spin the bobbin, the spindle carrier being removably mounted on the separable spindle carrier mount of the spindle carrier support such that the second side of the spindle mount is adjacent the spindle carrier support and the second end of the spindle passes through the support body and into the interior chamber of the spindle carrier support; and   a deadpost mechanism attached to the body of the coil winding machine;   the tensioning device being positioned on the first portion of the body; and the eyelet bar, the spindle carrier support, the spindle carrier, and the deadpost being positioned on the first side of the exterior of the body,   whereby the wire may be passed through the tensioning device and the eyelet bar, past the spindle carrier support and spindle carrier and anchored to the deadpost mechanism.   
     
     
       2. The coil winding machine of claim 1 wherein the body of the coil winding, machine includes a second portion and the spindle carrier support includes a first side, the second portion including a triple axes controller having three axes of movement, and the triple axes controller being attached to the first side of the spindle carrier support and the coil winding machine further includes a taping mechanism mounted on the triple axes controller of the second portion whereby the wire wound on the bobbin may be taped. 
     
     
       3. A coil winding machine of claim 2 wherein the triple axes controller of the second portion can impart a range of up to six inches of movement in each axes of movement to the taping mechanism. 
     
     
       4. The coil winding machine of claim 1 wherein the body of the coil winding machine includes a second portion and the spindle carrier support includes a first side, the second portion including a triple axes controller having three axes of movement, and the triple axes controller being attached to the first side of the spindle carrier support and the deadpost mechanism is mounted on the triple axes controller of the second portion of the body of the coil winding machine whereby the wire may be anchored to the deadpost mechanism. 
     
     
       5. A coil winding machine of claim 4 wherein the triple axes controller of the second portion can impart a range of up to six inches of movement in each axes of movement to the deadpost mechanism. 
     
     
       6. The coil winding machine of claim 1 wherein the coil winding machine has a second portion and the spindle carrier support includes a first side, the second portion includes a first triple axes controller and a second triple axes controller, each controller having three axes of movement and the first and second triple axes controllers are attached to the first side of the spindle carrier support; and the second triple axes controller straddles the first triple axes controller, the second triple axes controller is configured to accommodate a deadpost mechanism, and the first triple axes controller is configured to accommodate a taping mechanism. 
     
     
       7. The coil winding machine of claim 1 wherein the body of the coil winding machine includes a second portion and the spindle carrier support includes a first side, the second portion including a triple axes controller having three axes of movement, and the triple axes controller being attached to the first side of the spindle carrier support; and the triple axes controller includes three motors mounted to impart movement to an attachment plate in three separate perpendicular axes, the attachment plate being mounted on mounting plates having rails, the rails corresponding to each of the three motors which the mounting plates slidingly engage; and a taping mechanism mounted on the attachment plate whereby the wire wound on the bobbin may be taped. 
     
     
       8. The coil winding machine of claim 1 wherein the body of the coil winding machine includes a second portion and the spindle carrier support includes a first side, the second portion including a triple axes controller having three axes of movement, and the triple axes controller being attached to the first side of the spindle carrier support; and the triple axes controller includes a first motor, a second motor, a third motor, a first mounting plate, a second mounting plate, and a third mounting plate, and an attachment plate, the attachment plate being mounted on the first mounting plate, the second mounting plate including at least one sliding rail, the first mounting plate being slidably mounted on the sliding rail of the second mounting plate, the first motor being mounted on the second mounting plate, the third mounting plate having at least one sliding rail, the second mounting plate being slidably mounted on the sliding rail of the third mounting plate, the second motor being mounted on the third mounting plate, and the third motor being fixedly attached within the lower portion of the coil winding machine, wherein the first motor imparts sliding movement to the first mounting plate on the sliding rail of the second mounting plate, the second motor imparts sliding movement to the second mounting plate on the sliding rail of the third mounting plate, and the third motor imparts sliding movement to the third mounting plate on a third sliding rail fixedly attached within the lower portion of the coil winding machine; and a taping mechanism mounted on the attachment plate whereby the wire wound on the bobbin may be taped. 
     
     
       9. The coil winding machine of claim 8 wherein the first motor imparts lateral movement to the first mounting plate, the second motor imparts vertical movement to the second mounting plate, and the third motor imparts front-to-back movement to the third mounting plate. 
     
     
       10. A spindle carrier support and spindle carrier arrangement wherein the spindle carrier support comprises a top, a bottom, a first side, a second side, a front side, and an interior; the front side including an opening centrally located on the front side and a separable spindle carrier mount;   the spindle carrier comprising a spindle mount, at least one spindle, and a second attachment means, the spindle mount having a first side and a second side, the spindle having a first end and a second end, the second end extending from the second side of the spindle mount and the first end extending from a first side of the mount;   wherein the separable spindle carrier mount of the spindle carrier support engages the second side of the spindle mount such that the second end of the spindle extends into the interior of the spindle carrier support through the opening.   
     
     
       11. A coil winding machine of the type usable to wind a wire into a coil mounted on a coil spindle, the coil winding machine comprising in combination: a machine body with an exterior, an inner chamber, a first portion and a first side on the exterior;   a wire tensioning device mounted on the body;   an eyelet bar mounted on the body;   a spindle carrier support secured within the inner chamber of the body and comprising a support body, a spindle chamber, a spindle passage through the support body into the interior chamber, and a separable spindle carrier mount;   at least one spindle carrier including a spindle mount and at least one spindle for spinning the coil, the spindle mount having a first side and a second side, the spindle having a first end extending from the first side of the spindle mount and including an extension for holding the coil, and the second end extending from the second side of the spindle mount and including a portion to be driven to spin the coil, the spindle carrier being removably mounted on the separable spindle carrier mount of the spindle carrier support such that the second side of the spindle mount is adjacent the spindle carrier support and the second end of the spindle passes through the support body and into the interior chamber of the spindle carrier support; and   a deadpost attached to the body of the coil winding machine;   the tensioning device being positioned on the first portion of the body; and the eyelet bar, the spindle carrier support, the spindle carrier, and the deadpost being positioned on the first side of the exterior of the body,   whereby the wire may be passed through the tensioning device and the eyelet bar, past the spindle carrier support and spindle carrier and anchored to the deadpost.   
     
     
       12. A spindle carrier support having a front side, the front side having a centrally-located, generally rectangular opening and screw holes positioned around the opening, a top having at least one opening, and   the first and second sides each having at least one opening; and   a bottom.   
     
     
       13. The spindle carrier support of claim 12 wherein the front side includes two circular apertures located on opposite sides of the opening and such that a line drawn through the center points of the two circular apertures is parallel to the top. 
     
     
       14. The spindle carrier support of claim 12 wherein the top includes a first opening adjacent the front and the first side and a second opening adjacent the front and the second side wall, and a series of screw holes generally centrally-located. 
     
     
       15. The spindle carrier support of claim 12 wherein the bottom includes a series of screw holes generally centrally-located.